The Reserve Bank of India makes available a new Indian currency identification app

On January 1, 2020 the Reserve Bank of India issued a press release in which they announced the launch of their currency identification app. The app is called MANI, Mobile Aided Note Identifier. It is available on iOS and Android operating systems. Below you can read my review of the app, and at the end …

Accessible currency in 2019

It seems that we have heard more about accessible currency this year than in any year before. If we read the news carefully, there is announcement almost every month somewhere about making currency more accessible, or maintaining the commitment. I will give a brief overview of what happened this year. As I explained in an …

Will the currency of India be usable for the visually impaired?

In recent news, we can read that the Reserve Bank of India is soliciting bids from companies to create a mobile app to identify currency to help visually impaired people. Unfortunately, as in most cases, bits and pieces of the news is picked up by online resources, and it is hard to trace it back …

Rajeev Prasad, a numismatic blogger from India

One day as I was searching for something, I came across a blog, Coins and More by Rajeev Prasad. I found what I was looking for, and since there aren’t too many numismatic blogs out there, I was excited to find out more. This blog is truly a wealth of information. Rajeev is a retired …

Accessible coins in India

When we talk about accessible currency, mostly we think about banknotes, which are usable for people with disabilities. In most countries, we can assume that coins can be distinguished easily. This is true for the most part in most countries. There are, however, a few countries where coins are harder to differentiate. When I was …